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Personal info

Full name
HOLBACH, Lawrence C
Date of birth
30 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Athens, Marathon County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Athens, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36824123
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Between Hamminkeln and Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 12 24

Immediate family

Members
Nicholas J. Holbach (father)
Elizabeth (Schreiner) Holbach (mother)
Dorothy Holbach (sister)
Sylvester Holbach (brother)
Marcella Holbach (sister)
Lavern Holbach (brother)
Illa Holbach (sister)
Marvin Holbach (brother)
David Holbach (brother)

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Tom Verheijden, WWII Draft Card, 1940/1950 US Census

Photo source: Tom Verheijden, www.wwiimemorial.com